Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics89.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive228% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware Aurora R8  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 02XRCM
Memory23.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190613
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 29 '20 at 18:43
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$249
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 91.3
1-Core 158
2-Core 315
102% 188 Pts
4-Core 629
8-Core 1,109
105% 869 Pts
64-Core 1,204
74% 1,204 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 104%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
Dell(1028 12FE) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
89.4% Excellent
Lighting 104
Reflection 102
Parallax 92.2
84% 99.2 fps
MRender 160
Gravity 116
Splatting 97.8
99% 125 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg60znv256g NVMe TOSHIBA 256GB
96GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10604105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 976 374 377 345 375 341 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
228% Outstanding
Read 1,937
Write 1,618
Mixed 606
SusWrite 464
256% 1,156 MB/s
4K Read 41.7
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 65.8
219% 80.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,278
DQ Write 1,158
DQ Mixed 785
707% 1,073 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 228%
Great: 242%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85
3.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 158 128 95 89 179 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Read 175
Write 168
Mixed 112
SusWrite 138
109% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1
196% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GU6JJR8N-VK 80CE000080CE M378A1K43DB2-CTD 80CE000080CE M378A1K43DB2-CTD 32GB
2666, 2666, 2666 MHz
16384, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
81.7% Excellent
MC Read 29.6
MC Write 32
MC Mixed 25
82% 28.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 31.9
SC Mixed 26.4
72% 25.3 GB/s
Latency 65.2
61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 82%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Aurora R8 Builds (Compare 1,733 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 94%
Nuclear submarine

System: Alienware Aurora R8

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 110% - Outstanding Total price: $449
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HDDRAMUSB
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